All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Kenya
Kenya: All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square was 14.11 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
14.11 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
108th
of 170 countries
All-time high
15.48 kg per square kilometre
in 2007
All-time low
4 kg per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 14.11 kg per square kilometre for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in 2023.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Kenya peaked at 15.48 kg per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Kenya 108th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.14 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.23 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 4 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 4.31 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 4.57 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 4.42 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 4.58 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 4.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 4.94 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 5.26 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 5.49 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 5.39 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 5.25 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 5.51 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 5.35 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 5.51 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 5.77 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 6.38 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1980 | 5.61 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 5.53 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 6.48 kg per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1983 | 7.34 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1984 | 7.68 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 7.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 8.67 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1987 | 9.4 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 9.73 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 10.06 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 10.34 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 9.86 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 9.81 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 9.64 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 9.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 9.85 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 9.78 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 9.71 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 9.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 10.17 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 9.96 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 9.1 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 9.26 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 11.33 kg per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 11.61 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 10.11 kg per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 12.22 kg per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 15.48 kg per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2008 | 12.7 kg per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 13.69 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 12.37 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 13.17 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 13.74 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 13.54 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 13.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 13.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 15.25 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 13.37 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 13.25 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 13.04 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 15.3 kg per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 14.14 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 13.59 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 14.11 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 14.11 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.38 kg per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 14.11 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.16 kg per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.38 kg per square kilometre | 4 kg per square kilometre | 4.68 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.48 kg per square kilometre | 4.94 kg per square kilometre | 6.38 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.82 kg per square kilometre | 5.53 kg per square kilometre | 10.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.86 kg per square kilometre | 9.64 kg per square kilometre | 10.34 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.55 kg per square kilometre | 9.1 kg per square kilometre | 15.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.51 kg per square kilometre | 12.37 kg per square kilometre | 15.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.29 kg per square kilometre | 13.59 kg per square kilometre | 15.3 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 105 Benin 15.72 kg per square kilometre compare
- 106 Nigeria 15.55 kg per square kilometre compare
- 107 Iceland 15.07 kg per square kilometre compare
- 109 Canada 14.06 kg per square kilometre compare
- 110 South Sudan 13.94 kg per square kilometre compare
- 111 Afghanistan 13 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Kenya?
- All animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Kenya was 14.11 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 15.48 kg per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Kenya rank for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square?
- Kenya ranks 108th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.